mac, your colleagues in potomac have had problems getting power restored to customers and they were taking preventative measures what has dominion done before the storms to reduce the number of customers who will be affected? >> we train on a regular basis, and we watch the weather, and we have our own weather forecaster. we plan in advance to make sure we have the crews and supplies available, and a lot of times we have to wait for the storm to go through to assess the damage. >> hopefully you will have a better rest of the summer and get people back online quickly as the temperatures are hot. they need the ac and air- conditioning coming back on. frank mac, thank you for speaking with us. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> howard says there's a threat of storms in our region tonight, but they should stay south of the national mall. >> that's good because hundreds of thousands of people will crowd downtown for the annual fireworks show and concert. >> surae chinn beat the crowds and got there early, and she's live this morning. good morning, surae. >> reporter: we have our fingers cross